Al-Farooq Corporation.; Petitioner wishes to seek approval under chapter 61G20-3, F.A.C., for a product, and presents the following question: Given that it is likely that ASTM E1996-17 will be incorporated into future versions of the Florida ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Florida Building Commission

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

61G20-3.015Equivalence of Standards

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Florida Building Commission has received the petition for declaratory statement from Al-Farooq Corporation. The petition seeks the agency's opinion as to the applicability of 61G20-3.015, Florida Administrative Code, as it applies to the petitioner.

Petitioner wishes to seek approval under chapter 61G20-3, F.A.C., for a product, and presents the following question: Given that it is likely that ASTM E1996-17 will be incorporated into future versions of the Florida Building Code, and since this revision implies that it is not a structural issue for spacer substitutions following ASTM E1997-17 A.1.9.2, is it acceptable to follow this new exemption for spacers, even though the Florida Building Code, 6th Edition, Chapter 35 currently only lists ASTM 1996 -05, 06, 09, 2012a or 2014a as reference standards?

A copy of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Agency Clerk’s Office, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone], [e-mail].

Please refer all comments to: Mo Madani, Building Codes and Standards Office, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone], [e-mail]; or W. Justin Vogel, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone], [e-mail].